I don’t intend to repeat myself, but Kyle Busch is one helluva race car driver. He won his eighth Sprint Cup race of the season Sunday at Watkins Glen, a road course.

His other victories have come at Atlanta, Talladega, Darlington, Dover, Sonoma (the other road course), Daytona and Chicago. Quite a mix of tracks. I guess the only thing he hasn’t won is a true short-track race like Martinsville, Richmond or Bristol. There’s still one race left at each of those tracks and I’d bet big that Kyle will win one of those.

I still don’t care for him personally – that may never change. But, he’s really good. And, it’s my belief he’s only going to get better.

One other comment on Sunday’s road race – Junior screwed up, or at least his team did, or his crew chief or whoever made the decisions on when he should pit. If the correct calls had been made I think he just might have won that race instead of finishing 22nd. He showed early on he had the car to do it.

A great moment at Topeka last Sunday with John Force winning the Funny Car race. It was his first victory since his accident in Dallas last fall. An amazing recovery by an amazing individual.

He may not be everyone’s cup of tea. God knows, he didn’t even know how old one of his daughters was during a segment of Driving Force last year on A&E. That show exposed many of his shortcomings, but also revealed him to be a loving father and husband. Just a bit crazy.

His victory at Topeka and Ashley’s win at Atlanta are inspiring and a real boost to the NHRA. And the fans can’t get enough of them. Just watch them in the pits sometime. It’s magic. You’ll get a chance when they come here for the Mile High Nationals. It’s worth the price of admission.

Has there ever been an example where a college football player named to freshman All-American teams was moved to another position the following spring?

There’s no mention of that in the NCAA record book, but Colorado’s Kai Maiava must be in select company, if he’s not alone. Maiava, who became CU’s starting left offensive guard in the fifth game last season against Oklahoma, will be tried at fullback during spring drills. Read more…